Do you like multihulls? Do you want to discover the new boats thought up by the builders? See their complete range of boats? Talk to the naval architects? Meet the journalists from your favorite magazine? Well you have no choice: we’ll see you from 13th to 17th April for the 7th edition of the International Multihull Boat Show.
The story began in 2010. The first edition of the Multihull Boat Show took place in Lorient, Brittany, and everyone, visitors and professionals alike, was delighted with the experience. The 12,000 visitors who came to see around thirty cruising multihulls multiplied year after year, and for this 7th edition, the organizers have promised us around sixty boats. It is now definitively based in the Mediterranean, at La Grande Motte, a seaside resort situated around twenty kilometers from Montpellier, and 150 from Marseille, close to their international airports. The International Multihull Show can be proud of presenting a complete panorama of cruising multihull production, and above all several new boats, exhibited to the public for the first time, as well as a unique pool of architects and everything of interest to multihull enthusiasts. A unique meeting which all those of you who like cruising in a boat, whether in the framework of a round the world trip or a week’s charter in a corner of paradise, cannot miss.
For a preview of what we are going to be seeing at La Grande Motte from 13th to 17th April 2016, follow the guide...

Around sixty cruising multihulls - catamarans and trimarans, from 33 to 70 feet (10 to 21 meters) long, sailing and motor boats, coming from all over the world - will be present at the International Multihull Show. A little overview of the boats and builders you will be able to see this year.

The new boats

Bali 4.0

The Bali 4.0 will inevitably be one of the show’s attractions. Since its launch and presentation at Le Nautic in Paris, where its distinctive features greatly intrigued both visitors and professionals, the boat has been tested by Multihulls World’s journalists. You can see a full test in the edition you have in your hands (page 96)...

Lagoon 42

We saw it for the first time at the Düsseldorf show last January, then at Miami in February. But the Multihull Show will be the opportunity to see the Lagoon 42 for the first time afloat in Europe. The full test of this much-awaited boat is now planned and will be available very shortly in Multihulls World. In the meantime, here in 10 points are the first elements our in-house tester has been able to pick up during his various visits to the boat shows:
1: Particular care has been taken with access to the aft decks from the quay or the dinghy, as well as safety for swimmers climbing back aboard. The bathing ladder is foolproof.
2: The designer Patrick le Quément collaborated in the smoothing out of the 42’s silhouette; the optimization of the weight specification at 12t is a good result, given ...

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